Looks good on a resume. My boss was pretty easy going and let me push limits.

Cons

The women all have to wear skirts at all times due tot eh CEO and his wife's religious beliefs. Things get quickly blow out of proportion.They have some questionable staffing tactics like having you write a 5 year plan paragraph so they can send it out for handwriting analysis...

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Respect that not everyone is Jewish or comfortable in skirts & dresses

This company wa sa professional learning experience for me. Essentially, I learned how to manage people by seeing all of the things you don't want to do.The biggest pro to the job was the compensation. In most areas of the company, you can't beat the money anywhere else. But offers were formulated without regard to the salary structure in a department- so you might be making $20K less than the person next to you!

Some great peopel were at this company- some of the most talented I have ever worked with.

Cons

When I was there, the company was very much controlled by a husband and wife team. Every decision was made by them or funnelled through them. Interestingly, they would keep things hidden from each other at times- which created quite an interesting dynamic in the office. The company was highly political, with tons of people spending the majority of their time positioning themselves appropriately. I remember the feeling that I could be fired any day, but the next I was the star employee- you never knew where you were on the spectrum. Work-life balance was non-existent in my area. My boss, out of fear of her boss, would start calling my cell at 6:30 in the morning with rapid fire questions and demands. If you wanted to set foot out of the corporate building before 5:30, they thought you were crazy. I remember we were all herded into a conference room to review corproate press releases one night- until 9pm. I'm not in PR, nor have I ever been. It was bizzare.

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My advice to current management- just manage in the exact opposite way as the company was managed before and you might have a shot.

I was given the freedom to perform the work I outlined in my action plan needed to be completed and was given the support when I met resistance from existing emplyees.

Cons

The company was very highly leveraged, and under strict financial controls. When it was not able to meet its financial obligations, management did not look at the people who bailed then out in the first place.

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The company made a strategic mistake when pricing the new product it was bringing to market. This ultimately cause the company to have to file for bankruptcy protection.

In the mid-2000's was a great palce to work with great benefits and people. Good work-life balance, evolved daily with extreme openess to change and new ideas. High growth at the time.

Cons

Senior management at the time apparently made very poor decisions in the quality area leading to a major downsizing from which KV has still not fully recovered. The aforementioned managers are no longer in control and it is understood that new management is making headway.

The best thing I can say is it's a place to go in and make good money.

Cons

Professional growth is non-existent. They hire people that have "been there, done that" and expect them to do it for the next 15 years. Promotions are given to people, not based on merit, but on politics.When I worked there, work life balance was not possible. My boss wanted to essentailly make any and all decisions. Ther ewas no latitude. thismeant that my phone was ringing from 6:30am to 7pm with questions and demands for information.

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Talented people work for the company. You pay tol dollar to get top people. Listen to them and let them do their jobs.